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Elena Brower is a New York-based yoga instructor, designer, artist, and author. With Sounds True, she has released the audio programs\u00a0Grounded and Free\u00a0and\u00a0The Return Home. She also coauthored\u00a0Art of Attention\u2014a bestselling yoga workbook\u2014with Erica Jago. In this episode of\u00a0Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon and Elena\u00a0speak\u00a0on concepts of self-inquiry,\u00a0spiritual discipline, and facing up to hard truths about the course of one’s life. Elena tells the story of how she faced her addictions to marijuana and tobacco, and the benefits that arose when she quit both. Drawing on prompts from Elena’s upcoming book\u00a0Practice You, she and Tami also discuss how one needs to be completely present for the experience of learning. Finally, Elena leads listeners in a guided meditation for embracing our love and releasing it into the world. 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